Amebix

Amebix
Amebix performing live in 2009
Background information
Also known as	The Band with No Name (1978–1979)
Origin	Tavistock, Devon, UK
Genres	Crust punk post-punk
Years active	1978–1987, 2008–2012
Labels	Spiderleg, Heavy Metal, Alternative Tentacles, Moshpit Tragedy
Spinoffs	Zygote, Tau Cross, False Fed
Past members	Rob "the Baron" Miller Chris "Stig" Miller Andy Billy Jug Martin Baker Virus Ric Gadsby Norman Butler Clive George Jenghiz A. Droid Robert "Spider" Richards Roy Mayorga

Amebix were an English punk rock band from Tavistock, Devon. A pioneer of the crust punk genre, Amebix's merger of anarcho-punk and post-punk with elements of heavy metal, particularly early extreme metal, inspired musicians who would go on to define the genres of grindcore, black metal, death-doom and metalcore.

Formed in 1978 as the Band with No Name, the band's two consistent members were brothers Rob "the Baron" Miller (vocals, bass) and Chris "Stig" Miller (guitar). The band's earliest releases were post-punk, before beginning to adopt elements of heavy metal music on their debut album No Sanctuary (1983). This album was one of the earliest examples of the crust punk genre, a style which the band would codify with its follow up Arise! (1985). Shortly after the release of their third album Monolith (1987), the group disbanded. The band reunited in 2008, along with drummer Roy Mayorga, a lineup which released their fourth album Sonic Mass (2011), before disbanding again in 2012.